In the production of champagne, this is the process of freezing the neck of the bottle which contains champagne and yeast sediments. This frozen ice plug of sediment and champagne is then forced out by pressure released from within the bottle when the temporary...

In Italy, the term DOC stands for Denominazione di Origine Controllata. It is the equivalent of the French AOC. Only wines which have met certain requirements of place of origin, variety and vinification process are entitled to use this on their labels.
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